Common Terms and Word Elements fro Urine and Urination

Question 1

‐URESIS
(ū‐rē‐sĭs)

Answer 1

To urinate, involuntary urination

Question 2

MICT/O
(mĭk‐tō)

MICTUR/O
(mĭk‐tū‐rō)

Answer 2

To urinate

Question 3

UR/O
(ū‐rō)

‐URIA
(ū‐rē‐ă

Answer 3

Urine

Question 4

URIN/O
(ū‐rĭ‐nō)

Answer 4

Urine

Question 5

URE/O
(ūr‐ē‐ō)

Answer 5

Urea (chief nitrogenous waste in urine)

Question 6

URIC/O
(ū‐rĭ‐kō)

Answer 6

Uric acid (crystalline acid present in urine)

Question 7

PLAN/O
(plā‐nō)

PLANKT/O
(plangk‐tō)

‐PLANIA
(plā‐nē‐ă)

Answer 7

Wandering

Question 8

GRAD/O
(grād‐ō)

‐GRADE
(grād)

Answer 8

Step, walk, go

Question 9

AZOT/O
(ăz‐ō‐tō)

Answer 9

Nitrogenous waste; nitrogen

Question 10

KALI/O
(kal‐ē‐ō)

KAL/O
(ka‐lō)

Answer 10

Potassium

Question 11

CALC/O
(kal‐kō)

Answer 11

Calcium, Lime

Question 12

NATRI/O
(nā‐trē‐ō)

NATR/O
(nā‐trō)

Answer 12

Sodium

Question 13

NITRIT/O
(nī‐trīt/ō)

Answer 13

Nitrite (a salt of nitrous acid)

Question 14

NITR/O
(nī‐trō)

Answer 14

Nitrogen, combination with nitrogen

Question 15

CREATIN/O
(krē‐ă‐tin‐ō)

Answer 15

Creatine

Question 16

ALBUMIN/O
(al‐bū‐mĭ‐nō)

Answer 16

Albumin, protein

Question 17

KET/O
(kē‐tō)

Answer 17

Ketone

Question 18

GLUC/O
(gloo‐kō)

GLYC/O
(glī‐kō)

Answer 18

sugar, glucose

Question 19

MELIT/O
(mel‐ĭ‐tō)

MELL/O
(mel‐ō)

MEL/O
(mel‐ō)

Answer 19

Honey, sugar, bees

Question 20

ALKAL/O
(al‐kă‐lō)

ALKALIN/O
(al‐kă‐lĭ‐nō)

Answer 20

Basic, Alkali

Question 21

ACID/O
(as‐ĭ‐dō)

Answer 21

Acidic, Acid

Question 22

STHEN/O
(sthĕ‐nō)

Answer 22

Strength, specific gravity

Question 23

CHROM/O
(krō‐mō)

CHROMAT/O
(krō‐măt‐ō)

Answer 23

Color

Question 24

FLAV/O
(flā‐vō)

Answer 24

Yellow (bright yellow)

Question 25

XANTH/O
(zan‐thō)

Answer 25

Yellow

Question 26

LUTE/O
(loo‐tē‐ō)

Answer 26

Yellow (pale or orangish)

Question 27

ERYTHR/O
(ĕ‐rĭth‐rō)

Answer 27

Red, redness (red blood cells)

Question 28

RRHOD/O
RHOD/O
(rō‐dō)

Answer 28

Rose Color

Question 29

PORPHYR/O
(por‐fĭ‐rō)

Answer 29

Purple, dark red

Question 30

CYAN/O
(sī‐ă‐nō)

Answer 30

Blue

Question 31

CERUL/O
(sĕ‐roo‐lō)

CAERUL/O
(sē‐roo‐lō)

Answer 31

sky‐blue color; dark blue

Question 32

FUSC/O
(fŭs‐kō)

Answer 32

Brown

Question 33

CHLOR/O
(klō‐rō)

Answer 33

Green, chlorine

Question 34

VIRID/O
(vĭ‐rĭ‐dō)

Answer 34

Green

Question 35

MELAN/O
(mĕl‐ăn‐ō)

Answer 35

Black

Question 36

PHAE/O
(fē‐ō)

PHE/O
(fē‐ō)

Answer 36

Gray

Question 37

ALBIN/O
(al‐bĭ‐nō)

Answer 37

white